ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155204
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| Date: | Monday 26 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 455 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | NV414 |
| MSN: | UB-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Petershead, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dallachy, Moray, Scotland |
Beaufighter NV414/L: Took off for Mission / convoy strike near Mandal. 26/02/1945
Aircraft abandoned after engine trouble after a convoy strike near Mandal.
After having attacked a convoy near Arendal NV414 was seen at 20:22 hours with the left engine stopped. Upon reaching Petershead the crew baled out and navigator F/O Hirst landed safely on the beach while Pilot F/O Brock drifted out over the sea.
Crew:
F/O (Aus.428102) Henry James BROCK (pilot) RAAF - parachuted but was blown out to sea and drowned. His body was found on 4 july 1945 on the Danish coast. He is burried at Hune Kirkegard, Denmark.
F/O (Aus.426597) Willam Alfred HIRST (nav) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/beaufighter.htm
Faldne allierede flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 August 1944 | NE340 | 455 Sqn RAAF | 2 | North Sea |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2013 14:20 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Oct-2022 09:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Apr-2024 08:06 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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